So it seems that I have recently lost interest in videogames. I'm not exactly sure what triggered these feelings but I think I have a pretty good idea.
-My story-
So on May 5th I went to a Wilco concert with my best friend and my girlfriend. Wilco was amazing in every way possible, we only had to drive 5 hours to see them too. I like to play music so it started to make me feel pretty inspired after watching Wilco. I got back home on May 6th and my girlfriend was being a total bitch. I don't want to get into it much...
Fast forward to May 10th when my girlfriend decided she didn't want to be with me anymore. After a year and a half it was sort of a shock. We go through a couple days of uncertainty and then we're back together. May 15th was my 22nd birthday and the day after I flew to Texas.
In Texas I saw Radiohead on May 19th and Neva Dinova (for the fourth time) on May 24th. Of course Radiohead was the most amazing concert I have ever been to. So I start to feel really inspired after seeing three bands that I love in one month. I spend a lot of my time in Texas playing guitar and talking to my girlfriend about whether or not she wants to stay with me. So I fly home on the 26th and ultimately things don't go too well between me and Ashley so we break up for good. I just got sick of her and told her it was over because I can't spend my whole life "in limbo" over stupid shit.
So now I'm back in Montana and I used to play so many videogames. I have played Rock Band once since I've been home and that is it. I play a lot of guitar, but I've always played a lot of guitar. I record myself and I record in a studio here. The studio has some record deal going for me but I'm not sure if I want to stick with it or not. I sort of like to record myself. I'm not a big fan of the studio musicians either.
So now I'm upset about my failed relationship, of course. I'm also upset about videogames though. They aren't fun anymore. I don't know when this happened but it makes me really upset that I don't want to play videogames at all. I have tried a couple of times and just turned my Xbox 360 off because I wasn't having any fun.
So you tell me... When life with videogames starts to get old what do you do to revive that relationship? Is there a certain game that can pull you back in and turn you from a bored gamer to a happy gamer? If there is I would like to know because I'm so bored of them... and now I have nothing to relax me and take my mind off of things that are going on in my life. I have music but when I'm in this type of state of mind it only magnify's my
problems.
Help. I want to be a gamer again.
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Just don't play them if they're not fun. If you really like games, you'll want to play them again. Everyone needs a break every once in a while.
...as I am typing this, I realize it sounds like I'm trying to be metaphorical or something, but I mean all of that literally.
When I get sick and tired of this gen, I just plug in my old trusty Sega Master System II, it was my very first own console and playing that always gives me that warm fuzzy feeling inside... and then I love gaming again :-)
i think its just a result of your breakup man, you're just down, and you just don't wanna do anything prolly, its not just your xbox... maybe you should just try playing the greatest game you EVER played again?
or maybe you just need a good FNF?
It sounds like you're depressed. The same thing happened to me a while back, and nothing seemed fun. One of the worst symptoms of clinical depression is the fact that things that you once found enjoyable no loner seem to entertain you.
Best advice I think anyone can give, is probably to go back to a game you have played several times over, that you know like the back of your hand, and play it again and see what you like about it. For me, this would be something like Metal Gear Solid 3 or Chrono Trigger. Other than that, try more simple games. On XBL arcade, get Geometry Wars or Ikaruga. Both offer tons of depth but are simple games at there core and provide a more zen-like game experience.
That's my two cents. Ultimately you're going to have to pull yourself out of a rut, games or no.
I go through times when I dont play games at all, take this last week. I'm at RAAM on Gears of War, and havent touched it since. Its usually just me actually putting the game in, I usually go back.
Or the always go to method for me is the Capcom Classic Collection on the ps2, Super Ghouls and Ghosts, SF2, Final Fight.
I go through times when I dont play games at all, take this last week. I'm at RAAM on Gears of War, and havent touched it since. Its usually just me actually putting the game in, I usually go back.
Or the always go to method for me is the Capcom Classic Collection on the ps2, Super Ghouls and Ghosts, SF2, Final Fight.
What DrNutt said.
Also, play games with other people.
Well, I've been thru tough times too.. I feel ya in a way. Since I'm good at skipping over health topics, I'll skip the serious part, and just say, give it some time. I've thought similar after my last g/f nothing seemed enjoyable, except writing. Writing can be therapeutic and give it some time is the best I can say.
Sorry to hear that man, maybe play some online games with us or other mates and have a blast? Depends on who YOU are really, as in what will help you feel better.
Sounds like depression. I was depressed once and I didn't want to do anything, I just was bored of everything all the time. Don't take medicine for it though, it will make things worse. Just go do things with friends and go out and date goylz.
Thank you all for the good advice.
My gamertag is Affinitia... if you see me online just send me an invite... we'll see how it goes. =)
Yeah when I am bored with games I go back to the classics like super mario 3. If you have a wii try downloading some old vc games.
@brainderailment
Yeah I would never take anti-depression medication. I don't like pills. haha
"Screw Xbox
I'm playing old Nintendo...
I must be emo !"
Come on people. You all know the words.
I replay a game that's one of my favorites to reinvigorate my gaming spirit, but DrNutt said it best.
At least it was only a year and a half, I'm stuck in a dead-end relationship that's going on six years as we speak. This doesn't really help my gaming desire either. :(
@Chocobo Knight
A 6 year relationship that you refer to as "dead-end" is terribly depressing. I'm sorry to hear that, really.
Like somebody said, it could just be a phase that you're going through. That or maybe you're having too much expectations on it to take away the stressful time that you're going through right now. For me, I find that doing something productive can often take me out of a rut, whether it's just reading, cleaning up my room, etc.
If you're looking for a game, maybe something competitive (where you have to really concentrate), or something cooperative (where you are interacting with friends) might help.
Maybe you should leave that Xbox turned off for the time being, and instead try something a bit different to do, or play a game that is simplisticly mindless like tetris.
As for myself, I've only gone through such a rut once, and found that Cave Story brought me back. Also, I hope you feel better soon :)
God dammit. Their/=There.
@Salty Soil
Cave Story was what my first blog was about here on Dtoid... interesting.
Damn, I'm sorry to hear that man. If you ask me its just the sadness. Whenever I've been hopeless I don't touch the video games, but sometimes I've forced myself to and it can be very therapeutic. Maybe revisit some classics, like the games that got you into gaming in the first place. I'm not sure really, but hey its worth a shot.
Oh by the way, I was at that Wilco concert. Right up front next to some bald guys. Man what a great show. I would kill to see Radiohead though...ooh so lucky.
Maybe its the games your playing? A lot of modern games have sacrificed fun for whiz-bang effects and polish. Try something simpler, something nostalgic maybe?
@Nukka
Dude I was at the front center of that Wilco show. We were probably like 3 people apart. I was the absolute first person in the line for that show. I wore a yellow Wilco shirt.